ABOUT THE BOOK

Ginlawan begins with Humadapnon venturing out to the open seas again with Dumalapdap to help the latter seek a more suitable marriage match. During their long absence, Taghoy the duwende decides to stir things up by plotting with Paglambuhan and his son, Sumagulong, to steal Nagmalitong Yawa from Humadapnon. Sumagulong successfully convinces Mali’s relatives and a wedding feast immediately follows. In the middle of the festivities, Humadapnon returns and conflict ensues, leading to Mali’s death. Remorseful, Humadapnon resurrects Mali and asks for Mali’s and her parents’ forgiveness. Due to shared feelings of resentment and disgrace, the couple separate in the end.

Ginlawan highlights the intricate social dynamics of the Panay-Bukidnon society, particularly in honoring the tuos or contract or arrangement between concerned parties and the justifiable observance of ginlawan or public punishment when the tuos is violated. This volume showcases the value of honor, loyalty, and justice, especially among couples.

ABOUT THE CHANTER

Federico Caballero was born in Barangay Masaroy, Calinog, Iloilo and came from a long family line of epic chanters. He helped pioneer the first School of Living Traditions (SLT) in the Visayas in Barangay Garangan, Calinog, Iloilo, teaching epic chanting along with other Panay-Bukidnon arts through his wife and siblings’ assistance. He died on August 17, 2024 at the age of eighty-five, leaving a collection of thirteen titles in the Sugidanon (Epics) of Panay series published by the UP Press.

ABOUT THE RESEARCHERS

Dr. Alicia P. Magos is professor emeritus from UP Visayas. Her work on the Sugidanon (Epics) of Panay spans more than three decades. Together with Federico Caballero, she spearheaded the first School of Living Traditions at Barangay Garangan, Calinog, Iloilo, revitalizing the Panay Bukidnon’s epic chanting and their long-forgotten or abandoned needlework called panubok (from tubok, “to slip a needle inside a cloth”).

Anna Razel Limoso-Ramirez is the project coordinator for the publication of Sugidanon (Epics) of Panay and the main translator of these epics in contemporary Kinaray-a and English. A graduate of UP Visayas both for her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, she is an indefatigable field researcher and writer who has conducted numerous studies, produced video documentaries, and spoken in lectures about the Central Panay environment and communities, being one of the few researchers focused on Panay studies.